Barack Obama and African American Empowerment The Rise of Black America’s New Leadership

This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Marable, Manning (Editor), Clarke, Kristen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2009, 2009
Series:The Critical Black Studies Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders
Physical Description:VI, 269 p online resource
ISBN:9780230103290